RESOLUTION OF THE PLENUM OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

of June 19, 1992 No. 5

About practice of application by courts of the legislation on protection of honor, advantage and goodwill of citizens and the organizations

One of paramount tasks of court is protection of honor, advantage and goodwill of citizens and the organizations concerning which the damaging evidence is spread.

The law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "About mass media" provided prohibition to use mass media for intrusion into privacy of citizens, infringement of their honor, advantage and goodwill.

Citizens based on Art. 100 of the Civil Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan have the right to demand by court action confutation discrediting his honor, advantage or goodwill of data if spread such information does not prove that they are true.

In the conditions of forming of the market relations recovery of positive reputation of the organization, fair assessment of its activities in the public relation acquires also great value.

The plenum notes that in practice of courts in case of application of the law "About Mass Media" there are questions of what information is spread and whether they are discrediting. In decisions the specific method of confutation of the damaging evidence and term during which confutation shall follow is not always specified. The question of collection of court costs is not discussed.

Because of repeated adjournment, superficial suspension of proceeedings claimants by force abandon the claims as relevance of dispute in this connection the considerable number of statements is left without consideration is lost.

On the majority of cases there are no data on execution of decisions.

For the purpose of remedial action in work of the courts and considering the arisen questions, the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan decides:

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